Base::Reference< T > Class Template Reference

#include <Base/Handle.h>

Detailed Description

template<class T>
class Base::Reference< T >

Reference class Implementation of the reference counting pattern. Only able to instantiate with a class inheriting Base::Handled.

Public Member Functions
	Reference ()
	Reference (const Reference< T > &p)
	~Reference ()
Reference< T > &	operator= (T *p)
Reference< T > &	operator= (const Reference< T > &p)
T &	operator * () const
T *	operator-> () const
bool	operator< (const Reference< T > &p) const
bool	operator== (const Reference< T > &p) const
bool	isValid (void) const
	Test if it handles something.
bool	isNull (void) const
	Test if it does not handle anything.
int	getRefCount (void) const
	Get number of references on the object, including this one.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Reference() [1/2]

template<class T>

Base::Reference< T >::Reference

(

)

Pointer and default constructor

Reference() [2/2]

template<class T>

Base::Reference< T >::Reference

(

const Reference< T > &

p

)

Copy constructor

~Reference()

template<class T>

Base::Reference< T >::~Reference

(

)

destructor Release the reference counter which causes, in case of the last one, the referenced object to be destructed!

Member Function Documentation

operator *()

template<class T>

T& Base::Reference< T >::operator *

(

)

const

Dereference operator

operator->()

template<class T>

T* Base::Reference< T >::operator->

(

)

const

Dereference operator

operator<()

template<class T>

bool Base::Reference< T >::operator<

(

const Reference< T > &

p

)

const

Lower operator, needed for sorting in maps and sets

operator=() [1/2]

template<class T>

Reference<T>& Base::Reference< T >::operator=

(

T *

p

)

Assign operator from a pointer

operator=() [2/2]

template<class T>

Reference<T>& Base::Reference< T >::operator=

(

const Reference< T > &

p

)

Assign operator from a handle

operator==()

template<class T>

bool Base::Reference< T >::operator==

(

const Reference< T > &

p

)

const

Equal operator